(12-24-2014, 01:02 PM)K Wrote:(12-24-2014, 12:59 PM)ArmachiA Wrote: I always figured with the Seekers, it was less Emotional Bonding and more Breeding Rights. The Nuhn is the breeder, but emotional bonds are formed elsewhere.
That's a possible route but for our tribe personally, all other forms of intimacy are discouraged among opposite-sex individuals to prevent accidental pregnancies and people refraining from breeding out of loyalty(or whatever) to their true partner.
Not wholly accurate. :p I think it may be hard for people to grasp the kinds of relationships present in Seeker tribes because it is so very different from what we are used to in real life. That said, the only "intimacy" that is restricted in the Hipparion tribe is the kind that usually ends in babies. It's perfectly valid to have emotional connections elsewhere; however, if a woman and a Tia end up developing a strong romantic bond, I think it's probably likely that said Tia may make an effort to either 1) challenge the Nunh, or 2) just strike out on his own to establish a new territory and family-tribe. The first choice would be the most common. You have to consider the dynamics from a very non-Judeo-Christian-monogamous mindset.Â
"Bob is the Nunh, but I'm in love with Jerry! I don't like Bob and didn't support him when he challenged the past Nunh. Maybe I should encourage Jerry to challenge Bob and try to win over some of my other sisters. I can even help train him so that he's sure to win!"
Or, as is playing out in our current plot, it may look something like this: "Bob was nice at first, but I've really gotten to know Jerry lately, and I think he'd make a much better father than Bob... I don't hate Bob, but all of Bob's kids are messed up and Bob is so distant! That makes me sad, but Jerry is nice and I could be happy with him as Nunh..."
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